Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations April 2008
G3-5: 2.3 Explain Fair Use Guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials (e.g., text, images, music, video) in student projects.
G6-8: 2.2 Explain how copyright law protects the ownership of intellectual property, and explain possible consequences of violating the law. G6-8: 2.3 Explain fair use guidelines for using copyrighted materials (e.g., images, music, video, text) in school projects.
G9-12: 2.3 Explain laws restricting the use of copyrighted materials.
The Fair Use Evaluator (http://librarycopyright.net/fairuse/) educates and guides a user to determine the fairness of use of a copyrighted work.
The Exceptions for Instructors eTool (http://librarycopyright.net/etool/) guides users through a series of questions to determine if the intended use of copyrighted materials meets the educational exceptions?of U.S. copyright law.? It also provides the user with a PDF documents that summarizes the answers to the questions that the user can retain as backup to support their decision regarding how they used, or determined not to use the copyrighted work.
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/assistive/nimas.html
NIMAS is a new technical standard that curriculum publishers began using in 2006. Publishers will send NIMAS files to a national repository, the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). The NIMAS files can then be used to produce alternate formats, such as Braille and audiobooks, for students with disabilities.
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Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations
April 2008
G3-5: 2.3 Explain Fair Use Guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials (e.g., text, images, music, video) in student projects.
G6-8: 2.2 Explain how copyright law protects the ownership of intellectual property, and explain possible consequences of violating the law. G6-8: 2.3 Explain fair use guidelines for using copyrighted materials (e.g., images, music, video, text) in school projects.
G9-12: 2.3 Explain laws restricting the use of copyrighted materials.
Copyright Resources
Search Records | U.S. Copyright Office
The Fair Use Evaluator and The Exceptions for Instructors eTool. (ALA Washington Office, District Dispatch, July 10, 2009) [ http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3207 ]http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3207
The Fair Use Evaluator (http://librarycopyright.net/fairuse/) educates and guides a user to determine the fairness of use of a copyrighted work.
The Exceptions for Instructors eTool (http://librarycopyright.net/etool/) guides users through a series of questions to determine if the intended use of copyrighted materials meets the educational exceptions?of U.S. copyright law.? It also provides the user with a PDF documents that summarizes the answers to the questions that the user can retain as backup to support their decision regarding how they used, or determined not to use the copyrighted work.
http://www.halldavidson.net/downloads.html
Copyright Resources - Hal Davidson (including the chart from Teachnolog and Learning) - scroll down the page.
http://www.techlearning.com/hot_topics/copyright.php
Technology and Learning - Copyright Resources
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
A tutorial on copyright from the University of Texas
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
10 Big Myths of Copyright Explained
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html
Stanford University's Explanation of Fair Use
http://www.benedict.com/Info/Info.aspx
Copyright basics and fair use from the Copyright Website
http://www.pdimages.com/law/10.htm
Copyright issues around reproducing pictures, photographs and images found on the web
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/copyright1.html
NC schools copyright in an electronic environment
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
Interactive site on copyright from St. Francis University - good background on fair use.
Related Resources
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/assistive/nimas.htmlNIMAS is a new technical standard that curriculum publishers began using in 2006. Publishers will send NIMAS files to a national repository, the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC). The NIMAS files can then be used to produce alternate formats, such as Braille and audiobooks, for students with disabilities.